Reflective Vinyl LettersWhen in the market for suitable signage to use at night time then consider using reflective lettering for this purprose&period; Reflective vinyl lettering is a premium film designed to reflect a much higher amount of light than typical intermediate or cast grade vinyl&period; This means when you shine light at the reflective surface you will get a very noticeable reflection&period; Some places you typically see this sort of lettering is on emergency vehicles such as police cars&comma; ambulance&comma; fire truck&comma;mining and just about any other vehicle that needs to be seen easily at night&period; Another place you can find reflective vinyl is on surfaces such as road signs&period; Typically green reflective vinyl is used on these types of surfaces as a base then screen printed white ink over top&period; This provides a sufficiently reflective surface for most any road sign&period;

What You Need to Know about Reflective VinylIf you are thinking of using reflective vinyl lettering&comma; however&comma; you should know that this material does not give off light&period; Instead&comma; it is only designed to be visible when another source of light strikes it&period; Every time this occurs&comma; the material reflects the light and throws it back&comma; thus allowing the person to see what's written on the sign&period;Due to the unique properties of reflective vinyl&comma; it comes with certain challenges&period; For example&comma; when it reflects light&comma; there is usually a shifting in the colours&period; This means that a vinyl lettering will look slightly different in daylight and at night when it is reflecting light&period; This is why white reflective looks more on the grey side in daylight&comma; while black reflective is brownish&period;